New American Standard Bible 2020

Amos 5

“Seek Me So That You May Live”

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am takingH5375upH5375for you as asongH7015ofH7015mourningH7015,houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

2She has fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307, she willnot riseH6965againתוֹסִ֣יףto.SifH3254-- Thevirginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.She liesH5203unnoticedH5203on her landאַדְמָתָ֖הּ'ad.ma.TahH127;ThereH369isH369noH369oneH369to raiseH6965her upH6965.

3For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “The cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892which goesH3318forthH3318a thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505strongWill haveH7604ahundredמֵאָ֑הme.'AhH3967leftH7604,And the one which goesH3318forthH3318a hundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967strongWill haveH7604tenעֲשָׂרָ֖ה'a.sa.RahH6235leftH7604to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

4For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “Seekדִּרְשׁ֖וּנִיdir.Shu.niH1875Meso that you may liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421.

5But do notresortתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875toBethelH1008And do not comeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935toGilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537,NorH3808crossH5674overH5674toBeershebaH884;For Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537will certainlyH1540goH1540intoH1540captivityH1540And BethelH1008willcomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961to nothingלְאָֽוֶן׃le.'A.venH205.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068so that you may liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421,Orפֶּן־pen-H6435He will breakH6743throughH6743like afireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784,houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,And it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398with noH369oneH369to extinguishמְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.BehH3518itfor BethelH1008,

7Forthose who turnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941into wormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939, Andthrowהִנִּֽיחוּ׃hi.Ni.chuH5117righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666to the earthלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.”

8He who madeעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213thePleiadesכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598and Orionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685, Andchangesוְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.FekhH2015deepצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757into morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, Who alsodarkensהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821dayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117intonightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915, Whocallsהַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220And poursוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210them outH8210on the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, TheLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

9It is He whomakesH1082destructionשֹׁ֖דshodH7701flashH1082upon the strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794, So thatdestructionוְשֹׁ֖דve.ShodH7701comesיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935upon the fortressמִבְצָ֥רmiv.TzarH4013.

10They hateשָׂנְא֥וּsa.ne.'UH8130him whorebukesמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, And theydespiseיְתָעֵֽבוּ׃ye.ta.'E.vuH8581him who speaksוְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.VerH1696withintegrityתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.

11Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282you imposeH1318heavyH1318rentH1318on the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800And takeתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947a tributeוּמַשְׂאַת־u.mas.'at-H4864of grainבַּר֙barH1250from them, Thoughyou have builtבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of cutH1496stoneגָזִ֛יתga.ZitH1496,Yet you will not liveתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in them;You have plantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193beautifulחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754, yet you willnot drinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354their wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196.

12For I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045your offensesפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588are manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227and your sinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403are greatוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099, You who arehostileצֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiH6887to the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662andacceptלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947bribesכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724, Andturnהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186awayH5186the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from justice at thegateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651atsuchH1931a timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256the prudentהַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילha.mas.KilH7919personkeepsH1826quietH1826,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588it is an evilH7463timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and not evilרָ֖עra'H7451,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421;And soכֵ֞ןkhenH3651may the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635be with you,JustH3512asH3512you have saidאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559!

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130evilרָע֙ra'H7451,loveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,And establishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179!Perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635Will beH2603graciousH2603to theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

16Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: “There ismourningH4553in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the publicH7339squaresH7339,And in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the streetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘OhH1930noH1930!OhH1930noH1930!’They also callוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121thefarmerאִכָּר֙'i.KarH406to mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60Andprofessionalי֥וֹדְעֵיYod.'eiH3045mournersנֶֽהִי׃Ne.hiH5092to mourningH4553ritesH4553.

17And in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thevineyardsכְּרָמִ֖יםke.ra.MimH3754there ismourningמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will passאֶעֱבֹ֥ר'e.'e.VorH5674through the midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֖be.kir.be.ChaH7130of you,” saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945toyou who are longingהַמִּתְאַוִּ֖יםha.mit.'a.VimH183for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,For whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purposeזֶּ֥הzehH2088willthe dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be to you? It will bedarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and not lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216;

19As whenH3512a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376fleesיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127from a lionהָאֲרִ֔יha.'a.RiH738And a bearהַדֹּ֑בha.DoH1677confrontsוּפְגָע֖וֹu.fe.ga.'OH6293him,Or he goesוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935homeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,leansוְסָמַ֤ךְve.sa.MakhH5564with his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,And a snakeהַנָּחָֽשׁ׃ha.na.ChashH5175bitesוּנְשָׁכ֖וֹu.ne.sha.KhoH5391him.

20Willthe dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068not bedarknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822insteadH3808of lightא֑וֹר'orH216,Even gloomוְאָפֵ֖לve.'a.FelH651with noH3808brightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּNo.gahH5051in it?

21“I hateשָׂנֵ֥אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, Irejectמָאַ֖סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988your festivalsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282,Norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808do IdelightH7381in your festiveH6116assembliesH6116.

22Evenכִּ֣יkiH3588thoughאִם־'im-H518youofferתַּעֲלוּ־ta.'a.lu-H5927upH5927to Me burntH5930offeringsH5930and your grain offeringsוּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖םu.min.cho.tei.KhemH4503,I will not acceptאֶרְצֶ֑ה'er.TzehH7521them; And I will not evenlookאַבִּֽיט׃'a.BitH5027at thepeaceוְשֶׁ֥לֶםve.She.lemH8002offeringsH8002of your fattenedH4806oxenH4806.

23TakeH5493awayH5493from Me the noiseהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of your songsשִׁרֶ֑יךָshi.Rei.khaH7892;I will not even listenאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085to the soundוְזִמְרַ֥תve.zim.RatH2172of your harpsנְבָלֶ֖יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035.

24But letjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941rollוְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.GalH1556outH1556like watersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325,And righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666like an ever-flowingאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386streamכְּנַ֥חַלke.Na.chalH5158.

25“Did you presentהִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־hi.gash.tem-H5066Me with sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֨יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֜הu.min.ChahH4503in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

26You also carriedוּנְשָׂאתֶ֗םu.ne.sa.TemH5375alongSikkuthסִכּ֣וּתsi.KutH5522your kingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428andKiyyunכִּיּ֣וּןki.YunH3594,your imagesצַלְמֵיכֶ֑םtzal.mei.KhemH6754,the starכּוֹכַב֙ko.KhavH3556of your godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם'a.si.TemH6213for yourselves.

27Therefore I will make you goH1540intoH1540exileוְהִגְלֵיתִ֥יve.hig.lei.TiH1540beyondמֵהָ֣לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH4480 H1973Damascusלְדַמָּ֑שֶׂקle.da.Ma.sekH1834,”saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פshe.MoH8034is the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

“Seek Me So That You May Live”

Commentaries on Amos 5